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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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